Vegan Chai Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

jackie

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This Vegan Chai Chocolate Chip Ice Cream recipe uses non-dairy milk and cashew butter for creaminess. Raw cashew butter essential for this vegan ice cream due to it's neutral flavor; roasted cashew butter is not recommended because it has undesirable bitter flavors that will throw off the flavor profile. Chai is such an awesome hot beverage that it dominates the hot beverage scene to the point of where other hot beverages are jealous. So why not make it dominate the cold and icy scene as well by making it into ice cream? Then add chocolate? Well okay then!

2) Blend in the structure builders and cool

Strain out the spices and tea. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend in the raw cashew butter, silken tofu and vanilla extract for about one minute. Transfer to a bowl and place in the refrigerator to cool for about two hours.

3) Process in an ice cream maker

Mix in an ice cream maker for about 30 minutes.

4) Transfer the vegan ice cream to the refrigerator to harden

Mix the chocolate chips into the ice cream with a spoon. Transfer to a covered container and put it in the freezer for about 3 hours. This recipe makes 1 quart Vegan Chai Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

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August 19, 2011

Valerie

This looks fantastic! i've been addicted to brewing my own extremely strong raw chai tea and it cured my cold instantly. I pretty much want everything CHAI now! i haven't tried the recipe yet but am curious as to the necessity of the arrowroot or topica flour. What about rice flour? (too fall-aparty?) AND what about something non-soy??? is it possible to not use the tofu all together? or can you think of a replacement? Perhaps some other bean, adzuki perhaps made into a paste? What are your thoughts on all my outrageous demands????? :D

Cashew Butter

Hi Cactus, I know exactly what you mean. I have a joke that roasted cashew butter smells like 'pet'. Think of this the next time you smell it- it's pretty funny. Raw cashew butter works better as a base for vegan ice creams than anything else I've been able to find. The problem is that it's so hard to find and roasted cashew butter doesn't really work. This is why all of my new ice cream recipes are based on raw cashews which are easy to find.

Thanks for stressing the issues you had with roasted cashew butter and bringing this to everyone's attention! I've updated the recipe to stress using raw cashew butter and to not use roasted cashew butter. I may rework this recipe with Jackie in the future for raw cashews and save everyone the hassle of looking for raw cashew butter.

Awesome ice-cream!!!

this ice-cream is awesome! it's really-really creamy! and spicy! my only comment is: the recipe says that raw cashew butter is preferred, but I would change it to necessary! I used roasted (it was the only cashew butter they had at wholefoods that day...), and it leaves an aftertaste that you don't really want for an ice-cream...

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"Organic sugar is not supposed to be made with bone char (See: http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2007issue4/2007_issue4_sugar.php). Bone char is not considered organic, therefore organic sugar cannot be made with it. Now, sugar not labeled organic would not be considered vegan unless otherwise labeled."

"This turned out perfect, even though I thought I messed up the cashew cream and there was no hope! I only have one saucepan, so I figure I could microwave the cashew cream to heat it up, and it nearly solidified (side note: it would make a delicious warm whipped topping!). But I added it to my caramel anyways and it melted right down and turned out beautifully. I'll be making this again many times.
Also, I didn't leave myself enough time to pre-soak cashews, so I went straight to the simmering step with my raw cashews, and it worked just fine."

"Thank you so much for this recipe! I make and sell baked goods. I wanted to make my own vegan butter, as the store closest to me doesn't carry it and I thought it may be cheaper to make. To be honest, I thought it'd be fun to say I made the vegan butter myself as well :) I used the vegan butter in a chocolate frosting and it turned out amazing! I even like this frosting more than the non-vegan ones. I wish I could post a photo here. It was so light and fluffy. Even after 4 days , the frosting was still holding it's shape and very tasty! As for a few people on here mentioning a strong vinegar smell... I didn't get that. Are you sure that you put the right amount of vinegar..."

Latest Comments

"Organic sugar is not supposed to be made with bone char (See: http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2007issue4/2007_issue4_sugar.php). Bone char is not considered organic, therefore organic sugar cannot be made with it. Now, sugar not labeled organic would not be considered vegan unless otherwise labeled."

"This turned out perfect, even though I thought I messed up the cashew cream and there was no hope! I only have one saucepan, so I figure I could microwave the cashew cream to heat it up, and it nearly solidified (side note: it would make a delicious warm whipped topping!). But I added it to my caramel anyways and it melted right down and turned out beautifully. I'll be making this again many times.
Also, I didn't leave myself enough time to pre-soak cashews, so I went straight to the simmering step with my raw cashews, and it worked just fine."

"Thank you so much for this recipe! I make and sell baked goods. I wanted to make my own vegan butter, as the store closest to me doesn't carry it and I thought it may be cheaper to make. To be honest, I thought it'd be fun to say I made the vegan butter myself as well :) I used the vegan butter in a chocolate frosting and it turned out amazing! I even like this frosting more than the non-vegan ones. I wish I could post a photo here. It was so light and fluffy. Even after 4 days , the frosting was still holding it's shape and very tasty! As for a few people on here mentioning a strong vinegar smell... I didn't get that. Are you sure that you put the right amount of vinegar..."

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